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CWE-231 — Improper Handling of Extra Values

provenance: imported · CWE: CWE-231

CWE-231: Improper Handling of Extra Values

MITRE CWE weakness

Kind Weakness
Abstraction Variant
Status Draft
Likelihood of exploit

Description

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when more values are provided than expected.

Common consequences

  • Integrity: Unexpected State

Mitigations

(none listed)

References

  • CWE page: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/231.html
  • CWE list: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/index.html